Bachelor talk: (Angry) tongues
The way this episode started made me briefly afraid that something terrible had happened in the villa; maybe Beate had returned and taken revenge in a horrific way. But fortunately, we were soon reassured: Monica just wanted to know from the men if any feelings had developed. When she asks Rien who he feels a special connection with at this moment, it seems as if he misunderstood the question. Maybe he thought she was asking if he knew all the names of the women by heart, because he hardly skips anyone in his answer.
Rien wants to go horseback riding and so he invited Milan along for this exciting date. Honestly, a really fun and original date idea (and Rien was so relaxed about it that I assumed he must have done this before), but as a true horse girl (still), I can't be fooled, Rien. How he holds the reins in his little fists gives everything away. Because of that, I feel extra respect for his relaxed attitude. Maybe he still has some saddle pain from his little thing, but at least he takes no risks: there is no kissing.
Paul and Eline are lying together on a sailboat drinking champagne. Last week, Paul shouted to her during the rose ceremony that they were going to have beautiful children together, but Eline did not respond as he had hoped. According to him, it seemed as if she didn't understand what he meant. Well, Paul, newsflash: I think all of the Netherlands understood very well what you meant, but we all found it a bit scary. Still, Eline decides to kiss him, and it turns out to be quite sensual.
When she returns to the villa, she tells the others about this, stating that she feels guilty about it. However, the women are completely uninterested. This conversation seems to kick off open aggression. Amber starts: she would find it disgusting to kiss one of the men as the third or fourth. ‘Then I've kissed all of you!’ she exclaims. Oelinda decides that her ‘kill them with kindness’ office hours are over and throws out mean comments. ‘It was so questionable between you, so what happens that you still go kissing?’ she snaps at Eline. Shalini is also angry. Her reason is that she has hardly had a chance, and to be honest, I completely agree with her. I can't remember her going on a date with anyone. We won't see her anymore either, because she won't get a rose this week.
During a special group date lunch, a random rose is handed out, this time it's a me-time rose. The honest finder is... Roos. The moment this name joke is fully milked again during the rose ceremony, I think we are all quite done with it. Roos herself does not hide this.
Yvonne wants to talk to Paul for a moment, probably because she has realized that she is the only one who did not kiss him during her one-on-one date. Oelinda stays nearby and peeks around the corner like a sneaky stepsister hoping to catch some information. This later turns out to be completely unnecessary, because Paul is just as sneaky. He decides to report on the conversation with Yvonne, and the women seize this opportunity to ridicule Yvonne and her questions. Still, it seems quite exhausting for Paul that he has to analyze every kiss with a group of hyenas.
When Rien has another chat with Femke while the rest are enjoying a drink a few meters away, he decides to kiss her again. It seems that something exciting is really developing there... For a brief moment during the rose ceremony, I thought he couldn't hold back and that he would kiss her on the mouth again.
A surprising twist during the rose ceremony is that Oelinda gets to stay, while Rowan has to leave after her beautiful and honest conversation with Paul. Next week, Oelinda is said to threaten to stomp off immediately, so she seems to be a ticking time bomb... Fortunately, there are apparently many more angry women next week, so maybe this is just her way of grabbing the spotlight for a moment.
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